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Conversion of Paul, Saint Paula, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Cyril of Alexandria (25-28 January)
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Conversion of Paul, Saint Paula, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Cyril of Alexandria (25-28 January)

Jacques Callot · 1632 - 1636 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with four oval images, each with inscription and date in Latin: top left Paul falling from his horse, top right Saint Paula with her daughter, bottom left a distinguished gentleman walking towards the door of a building, bottom right Saint Cyril seeing Mary with the Christ child in the heavens. This print is part of a series of prints depicting the saints and the Christian feast days of the year. Four scenes from one plate are always printed on one sheet. Including the corresponding title page and frontispiece, there are in total 124 plates (490 scenes). The three plates with the last 12 scenes (the moveable Christian feast days) are cut in the third state into 12 small plates, and issued with a separate title page.

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Credit lineBekering van Paulus, Heilige Paula, Heilige Johannes Chrysostomus, Heilige Cyrillus van Alexandrië (25-28 januari). 1632 - 1636. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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